Three-hour class to...

A&E BRIEFS STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

January 04, 2008

A&E BRIEFS STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Three-hour class to teach swing dance MISHAWAKA -- The class, Simply Swing Dance, will be held at from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at BK Club, 721 S. West St. Cost of the class is $8. To register, call (574) 532-2547. Chesterton Art Center will offer classes CHESTERTON -- Chesterton Art Center, 115 S. Fourth St., will offer a variety of six-week classes. Clay artist Richard Kiebdaj will teach students how to create clay face and figure sculptures during the six-week class beginning Tuesday. Ceramics teacher Amy Miller Hill will teach hand-building and wheel throwing on Monday and Wednesday evenings, beginning Jan. 9. Mary Ann Pals will present a four-session "Taming the Art Business Giant" beginning Jan. 31. Each session will focus on a different business topic, from organizing records to writing press releases. For information, call (219) 926-4711. Chicago Improv artist to lead workshop ELKHART -- Elkhart Civic Theatre will offer an Improvisational Performance Workshop, featuring Chicago improv artist Jason Meyer, from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 2 at Bristol Opera House, 210 E. Vistula Road. Meyer has performed in ensembles including the Boom Chicago theater in Amsterdam, and the WNEP Theater Foundation, where he was artistic director. The four-hour workshop will combine improvisational exercises and other performance-oriented games and scenes, that will provide participants with tools and ideas for using improvisation to strengthen their ability to communicate with clarity and confidence onstage or off. The program is open to anyone 18 or older. Cost is $40. To register, call (574) 848-5853 by 3 p.m. Feb. 1 or visit www.elkihartcivictheatre.org. IUSB to host poetry, environmental lecture SOUTH BEND -- Indiana University South Bend will host "Sea Change: Reversing the Tide," 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 in Northside Recital Hall, NS 158. This dramatic lecture, by marine biologist Roger Payne and award-winning actress Lisa Harrow, includes Payne's experience working with whales and vast understanding of environmental science combined with the wisdom of prose and poetry. This duo has performed throughout the United States, New Zealand, and Mexico. This event is free and open to the public. For information, call (574) 520-5564.